Winter Roads and Gritting

Ensuring Cheshire's roads are gritted on time so drivers can use them is an important element of the Cheshire Highway Department's work.

They aim to ensure that salt is spread on the highway before ice forms by using a fleet of gritters, which are strategically based across the County. These gritters spread about 15,000 tonnes of salt onto the highway network in an average winter, the gritter fleet are equipped with GPS tracking to enable accurate monitoring of where they are and which roads have been treated. Salting is normally completed within four hours and usually before 7.00am.

For more information, including this year's gritting schedule, visit the Cheshire County Council Gritting website (external link)

For advice on safe driving in winter conditions visit the Highways Agency Website (external link)